Palm@S25

Palm@S25 Phone Manager

You have already downloaded small tool which can help you retrieve a useful
information from your Siemens phone and your GSM network.

News

Directory support is finalized. At this moment you can edit directory and save changes back to phone.
Devices with PalmOS are supported now! You must have IR enhance pack installed if you want to use infra port. Statistical info dialog added to Directories. You can see how many entries in SIM/Phone memory are used.

Requirements

This program requires PalmOS 3.3 and New Serial Manager to work properly.
It was tested with Siemens S25 phone. But it works with models S35/M35/C35 too.

Installation

After starting Palm@S25 you have to set communication parameters.
Program is using infrared port to communicate with phone. If you need to
use cable you must change it in Settings dialog.

Connection - infrared or serial ports - depends on Palm model
Port Speed - 19200 should be used for serial ports
SMS Centre - can override phone settings
SIM PIN2* - password for changing fixed SIM directory
Enable Write - enable writing data back to the phone (directory, messages, etc.)
Receipt - request SMS delivery receipt
Empty last - empty records are put at the end of the directory list

* = leave this field empty to disable writing to fixed SIM directory.
This feature is not fully tested and protects your SIM card from permanent damage.
SIM Card could be damaged by entering wrong PIN & PUK numbers.

Settings dialog

Phone Info

This form is displayed on startup. You can find here info about phone & SIM card:

Producer - name of phone manufacturer (Siemens...)
Model - phone model name (S25, S35...)
Revision - firmware version
IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity = phone serial number
IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity
SIM S/N - SIM number (written on SIM card surface)
Battery - tap to update battery status
Check - tap to retrieve or update all data
Log - tap to add log entry to Memo note

Phone & SIM information

Network Info

This page contains information about GSM network.

Status - No activity, Seeking, Checked-in, Denied, Roaming, Unknown
Area* - network area code (hex and dec values)
Cell ID* - network cell ID number (hexadecimal and decimal values)
Name* - network name (or number)
MCC* - Mobile Country Code
MNC* - Mobile Network Code
Level - signal (level) strength in dBm (-50 dBm is stronger -100 dBm)
Available - list of available networks (tap on entry to change current network)
Nets** - tap to retrieve list of available networks
Log - tap to add info to Memo note
Check - tap to retrieve all information about current network
Refresh - tap to update Status & Area & Cell ID & Signal

* = Available only when checked in network
** = Available only after tapping on Nets button

Current network info Available networks Access denied by network Seeking new network

Phone Directory

This form allows user to edit phone directory. You can do one of the following operations.

Load directory from phone
Save directory to phone*
Create entries
Delete entries
Modify entries
Search for number using name
New - tap to create new entry (at first empty location)
Look Up - enter first letters to find quickly required entry

* = Must be enabled in Settings dialog (disabled by default)


Directory List	Address Properties	Statistical Info

Contact

If you have any suggestions or comments send them to support@mb-solutions.cz. Use the same address for reporting bugs (please include information about your Palm (model/OS version) and phone (model/firmware version).

History

14-May-2001	1.0 Beta 9	Character translation added (ÄÖÜ etc.) Greek letters and some combinations are not supported (Euro, "')
29-Apr-2001	1.0 Beta 8	Directory statistical info dialog added Devices with PalmOS 3.1 are supported now (IR enhance pack required for infrared connection)
24-Apr-2001	1.0 Beta 7	Directory support finalized (supports saving to phone) Additional serial port added - Serial (logical) for Palm IIIe
11-Mar-2001	1.0 Beta 6	Enhanced settings of port and speed. It solves problem with Palm IIIc devices connected by cable.
25-Feb-2001	1.0 Beta 5	Directory management added At this moment is not possible to save changes back to phone.
11-Feb-2001	1.0 Beta 4	Fixed problem with network ID on Siemens x35 phone family. Information is retrieved after pressing Check button or selecting Check command from menu.
05-Feb-2001	1.0 Beta 3	Support for network info logs (tap on new Log button)
22-Oct-2000	1.0 Beta 2	Support for PalmOS 3.3
20-Oct-2000	1.0 Beta 1	Initial release.


Current network info	Available networks	Access denied by network	Seeking new network